Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-08-05
Appiieation tor. . Patent.
Notice No. Ia.
UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Boise City, Idaho, June 81, 1887.

boise Gity, luaho, june u, 1901.
Notice Is hereby given that the Elmira
Silver Mining Company, by John Brown,
It's President and General Manager, whose
posi- Office address is Banner, Boise coun
ty, Idaho Ttrritory, has made application
for United States patent for the Banner
lode mining claim and mill site, situated
In Banner Mining District, Boise County,
Idaho Territory, consisting Of fifteen hun
bred $500 linear feet of the lode, and sur
face ground six hundred (600) feet wide,
being Lot No. 81 A and acres of non
mineral land not contiguous TO said lode,
for min site, being Lot No. 81 b. and
described In the field notes and plat of the
official survey on file in this Office, with
magnetic variation at 10 degrees and 30
minutes East, as follows, In effect substan-
TALLY and correctly;
Sand mining claim commencing at the
stake or post on which Is posted the no
tice of relocation, at point 100 feet in a
westerly direction from the shaft sunk on
said lode, known as the old Banner shaft
or discovery shalt, and running thence In
an easterly direction 1900 feet TO similar
stake or post on the line of said lode,
marked East Center Stake" together
with 800 feet 10 width the entire length of
side from the center or middle of said
lode at the surface Said surface ground
being marked and described as follows. In
effect: Commencing at point $3.50 feet
from United States mineral monument
No. l, In direction north 81 degrees, 06
minutes east thereirom, the property be.
ing on unsurveyed land--being cor. No.
|, running thence south IA degrees, Oh
minutes east 900 feet TO post marked
-. W." being cor. No. Q, and passing
through, at distance Of 800 feet from the
original starting point, the west end cen.
ter post or stake on which is posted the
original notice of relocation by the FL.
mira silver Miuing Company, thence
north III degrees % minutes east, 1900 feet
10 post marked as. E." being cor. No.
3. thence north IA degrees, "a minutes
west, across the east end center post or
stake 600 feet to post marked IN. E."
being cor. No, 4, thence south II degrees
20 minutes west 1900 feet to post mark.
ed IN. W." which is the place of begin.
ming, containing an area of 20 59-l0O
acres. This location also covers and in.
cludes what Is known as the Big Crop
pings, and said mine or Banner lode be.
ing situated about thirty miles In north.
easterly direction from Idaho City, and
about one mile In a northeasterly direc.
ton from the steam quartz mill owned by
the ElmirA Silver Mining Company. AL.
so the MILL SITE on which stands the
Banner mill, and known as the Banner
mill site, located In triangular shape
Immediately above what was formerly
called Wolverine Gulch, and Smiths
Fork, and between them, described as fol
lows, Beginning alta point $3.50 feet
from United States mineral monumen,
No. l, in direction therefrom south 80
deg. 81 minutes east thence running south
% degrees, 10 minutes east, 5745 feet To a
post, cor. No. 4. thence north 80 degrees
03 minutes west 200 feet to post at the
junction of the right fork of Bear creek
with the main creek, cor. No /, running
thence north rs degrees 50 minutes easl
40 feet 10 post cor. No. Q, thence north
81 degrees east 275.5 feet TO post cor. No
8, which lie the place Of beginning; EN-
bracing an area OF five acres. The north
line OF said mill site being 3,950.7 feet dis
tant from the northwest corner, or cor
No. Of said Lot No. 81 A, the Banner
lode surface ground, in direction south
90 degrees 10 minutes 80 seconds west
theretrom: all corners Of claim being al
so marked U. 5. l.. 81 A, and all eorler
OF mill site marked u. s. L. 81 b. In add
ton to No of corner.
The said mining claim and mill site be
ing OF record IN the Office of the Count,
Recorder of said mining district at Idah,
City, in boise County, Idaho Territory
The nearest known location being the Sil
yer Chief lode or claim, which Joins III,
said Banner lode and claim on the west.
Any aud all persons claiming advcrsel
any portion of the said Banner lode mir
ing claim or surface ground, or the mil
site aforesaid, are required to file their &C
verse claims thereto with the Register q
the United States Land Office, at Bots
City, Idaho Territory, within the sixt
days publication hereof, or they will b
barred py virtue Of The provisions Of q y